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Rotherhithe 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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(9) Boats registered 1801—2. One boat has been re-registered with Port of London
Sanitary Authority, and previous Certificate cancelled.
Dated this Twenty-second day of January, 1892,
(Signed) JAMES J. STOKES,
Clerk to the Vestry.
Financial.
£9,500 has been paid off the Loan of £10,000, borrowed in the year 1872, of the Eagle
Insurance Company, for Paving the Carriageway in the Lower Road, from the Surrey
Commercial Dock entrance to the "Red Lion" public-house, leaving £500 to be repaid 4th
June, 1892, with interest at £5 per cent, per annum.
.£5,360 has been paid off the Loan of £6,700, borrowed in the year 1875, of the Atlas
Assurance Company, for paving the Carriageway of Plough Road and Rotherhithe Street, from
Lavender Bridge eastward, leaving £1,340 to be repaid by four annual instalments of £335,
with interest at the rate of £3 15s. Od. per cent, per annum.
£1,650 has been paid off the further Loan of £2,200, borrowed in the year 1876, of the
Atlas Assurance Company, for Paving the Carriageway at Broadway, Paradise Street;
also the Carriageway, Church Street, leaving £550 to be repaid by five instalments of £110
on the 4th day of July in each year, with interest at the rate of £4 5s. Od per cent, per
annum.
£504 has been paid off the Loan of £2,100, borrowed in August, 1880, of the late
Metropolitan Board of Works, towards defraying the expenses of the purchase of the ground
for the improvements of Rotherhithe Street at the Gas Works and at Carolina Wharf, leaving
£1,596, to be repaid by thirty-eight instalments of £42 each on the first day of October in
each year, with interest at the rate of £3 15s. Od. per cent, per annum.

Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, London, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the quarter ending the 25th March, 1891.

Article submitted for Analysis.State whether the sample was submitted to the Analyst by an Officer acting under the direction of a Local Authority, under Section 13 of Act, and if so, the name of such Authority.Result of the Analysis; showing whether the sample was Genuine or Adulterated, and if Adulterated, what were the nature and extent of the Adulteration.The sum paid in respect of the Analysis.Observations.
MilkInspector of Vestry.Genuine10s. 6d.Two of these samples were very poor, and probably adulterated, but I deemed it advisable to give them the benefit of the doubt, and pass them as legally genuine. The per centage of actual definite adulteration detected during the quarter is about 17 per cent.
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Do.Do.20% of added water10s 6d.
Do.Do.Genuine10s. 6d.
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Do.Do.20% of added water10s. 6d.
Do.Do.Genuine10s. 6d.
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